The Kane and Lynch franchise is one that can’t be dismissed. Even though the first two games weren’t big critical successes, Square Enix sees something special in the two anti-heroes that compels the studio to keep trying. Potential evidence of Square Enix’s confidence in Kane and Lynch comes in the form of a recently filed more »

Rocksmith will be released as planned in the United States on October 18, but Europe is going to have to wait until sometime in 2012 for their opportunity to own the game. Ubisoft is in a trademark dispute with a band that claims they own the rights to the name “Rocksmith.” Rocksmith’s (the band) percussionist Kris Ford told Eurogamer he tried to work something out with Ubisoft, but the publisher ignored his communications. As a result, Ford was forced to engage in litigation.

When rumors initially started started to surface about the successor to the PSP, we all instinctively started calling it the PSP2. The title made sense considering how Sony brands its home consoles. We’ve gone from PS1 to PS2 and PS3, so why wouldn’t PSP2 be next in line. Even though it seemed like a no-brainer, Sony never uttered the words PSP2. It has always referred to the handheld as the NGP or Next Generation Portable. What gives?

Back in January, Zynga tried to put the screws to a company called Blingville for using “ville” in its name. Blingville did not believe that Zynga had any right to the suffix “ville.” The two companies have entered into a legal battle, and Blingville wants Zynga to pay for its legal fees if the court rules in their favor. This case wouldn’t be complicated if Zynga actually had a trademark for “ville” in the United States. However, Zynga is trying to do that in Europe.

It wasn’t too long ago we were reporting on Lima Sky sending out cease and desist orders to random game developers who used the word “doodle” in the title of their games. Lima Sky eventually called off its dogs while offering an explanation of its actions. Another case of possible trademark infringement had been brought up by Zynga in November 2010 against a company named Blingville. Zynga claims Blingville is violating its trademark.

Surely you didn’t think Epic Games and Microsoft would just walk away from the Gears of War franchise following the conclusion of the trilogy? GoW is a huge money making series for the two companies. While we wait for Gears 3, Epic is thinking ahead by filing a new trademark for something called Gears of War: Exile.

Developers using the word “doodle” in their apps no longer need to fear reprisal from Lima Sky. After some developers received warnings from Apple and Lima Sky to remove “doodle” from their application’s titles, the co-founder of Lima Sky told Apple to withdraw the notices. Along with the change of heart comes an explanation as to why things went so far in the first place.

Bethesda has responded to Interplay’s latest court filing regarding the company’s disagreement over the trademark licensing agreement for Interplay’s Fallout MMO. This legal battle between the two companies has found its way into media over the past several weeks. Interplay wants to release a Fallout MMO, but Bethesda won’t let Interplay use anything other than the Fallout name. This effectively separates Interplay’s product from anything that made Fallout what it is today. Bethesda has now submitted another court filing that asserts “Interplay is wrong.”

Doodlers beware because Lima Sky and Apple are coming after you. The developers of Doodle Jump and Apple are sending out warnings to developers of App Store games that have the world “doodle” in their name. Lima Sky claims it has a trademark on “doodle” and anyone who uses it is in violation.

Interplay and Bethesda have been going back and forth over what Interplay can include in its upcoming (maybe) Fallout MMO. The last time we’ve heard about the matter, Bethesda was calling out Interplay for using Fallout imagery such as Vault Boy and the Fallout logo to promote its MMO. Bethesda alleges it only gave Interplay permission to use the Fallout name in association with the MMO and nothing else. Interplay has now filed a court document explaining the ridiculousness of Bethesda’s claims.